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Police & Fire
Fire Breaks Out At Storage Unit On US Rt 30: Officials (
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A storage unit caught on fire in South Central Pennsylvania on Friday morning, Oct. 4, officials announced. Firefighters were called to the blaze at 55West Loudon Street/Lincoln Way West/US Route 30 in Chambersburg Borough around 8:30 a.m., according to police and fire companies called to the scene. Numerous storage sheds burned, according to the Franklin Fire Company. "Hydrant failures have hindered operations," the company said, but by 9:30 a.m., "crews have secured a water source and the fire is under control." The roadway was shut down between Federal Street and Sollenberger Road as …
Traffic
Tractor-Trailer Fire On PA Rt 283 Causes Delays: PennDOT
A tractor-trailer fire has caused delays on Route 283 on Thursday morning, Oct. 3, according to the Pennsylvania Department of Transportation. The fire happened in the westbound lanes of PA Rt 283 between Exit: Pa. 772 – Mount Joy/Manheim And Exit: Rheems/Elizabethtown, according toe PennDOT's 511PA. Emergency crews were called to the fire around 8:45 a.m., 511PA shows. Lane restriction was put in place as crews remained on the scene. Delays continued in the area as of 10:40 a.m. The cause of the fire was not shared and no injuries were reported. Check back here for possible updates.
Police & Fire
2K Central PA Residents Without Power As Fallen Trees Cause Outage: Police
Fallen trees have left nearly two thousand Central Pennsylvania residents without power, police announced on Tuesday afternoon, Oct. 1. The outage was reported around 1 p.m. The fallen trees are in the 300 block of Swatara Street in Steelton, according to the police. "Residents and businesses are experiencing a power outage," the police said. Students are also being dismissed early due to the outage, according to the district. Roller Families, Due to a power outage in the area students riding buses and parent pick ups will be dismissed at noon today and …
Traffic
Crash Causes Major Delays On I-81: PennDOT (
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There's lane restriction on Interstate 81 following a multiple vehicle crash on Friday evening, Sept. 27, Pennsylvania Department of Transportation spokesperson Fritzi Schreffler told Daily Voice. Emergency crews were called to the scene of the crash on on I-81 southbound 1.1 miles north of Exit 57: PA 114 - Mechanicsburg at 6:08 p.m., according to PennDOT's 511PA. No injuries have been reported, according to emergency dispatchers. A tow was at the scene at 7 p.m., Schreffler said. Check back here for updates.
Traffic
Tractor-Trailer Carrying Lumber Rolls Over On I-81 In Central PA: PennDOT
A tractor-trailer crash closed part of Interstate 81 South in Central Pennsylvania on Sunday night, Sept. 15, Pennsylvania Department of Transportation spokesperson Fritzi Schreffler told Daily Voice. The single-vehicle rollover crash happened on I-81 South at Exit 70: I-83 South/US 322 East - Harrisburg. 81 at 9:59 p.m., according to Schreffler and 511PA. A special crew with heavily lifting equipment was called to the scene of the crash as the tractor-trailer had been hauling lumber that spilled onto the highway, Schreffler explained. There was no word on any injuries bu…
Police & Fire
Trucker MedEvac'd After Slamming Into Littlestown Laundromat (
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A trucker was medically evacuated by a helicopter to an area hospital following a serious crash into a Littlestown laundromat early on Thursday morning, Sept. 12, authorities explained. The driver is thought to possibly have had a medical issue before he lost control of the vehicle, exiting the road, hitting a parked vehicle, causing the tractor-trailer to rollover and slam through the Littlestown Laundry Center, authorities said. The crash happened in the 500 block of South Queen Street at 5:29 a.m. according to emergency dispatch. A utility pole broke during the crash, officials said.…
Police & Fire
Fire Prompts Evacuation At Central PA Pizza Hut: Authorities
A fire led officials to evacuate a Pizza Hut in Central Pennsylvania on Tuesday afternoon, Sept. 3. The fire broke out at the Pizza Hut located at 320 North Reading Road near the intersection when Dutchland Avenue in Ephrata at 12:05 p.m., according to Lancaster County Wide Communications. No injuries have been reported at the time of publishing. North Reading Road has been closed as crews work to knock down the blaze. A Pennsylvania State Police Fire Marshal has been called to the scene to investigate. Have photos or videos of this incident? Email them …
Police & Fire
3-Year-Old Boy Drowns In Pennsylvania Pond: Police
A 3-year-old boy from Chesterbrook died after he was pulled from a pond in Chester County on Labor Day, authorities said. The incident occurred at about 6:50 p.m. on Monday, Sept. 2 at Wilson Farm Park near Lee and Wilson roads in the Chesterbrook area of Tredyffrin Township. Police were called to the scene for reports of a missing child. When the officers arrived, they searched the immediate area and one of the officers found the boy in a nearby pond unresponsive, Captain Tyler Moyer with Tredyffrin Township police told Daily Voice. The officers immediately started resuscitatio…
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Found
: 5-Year-Old Girl Missing In Chambersburg, Police Say
A 5-year-old girl who went missing in Chambersburg has been found safe, police told Daily Voice. The girl pictured "walked away from the area of 76 W Liberty St at approximately 11:51 a.m.," the police stated in the release on Wednesday afternoon, Aug. 14. She was found safe a few hours later, the police told us.
Police & Fire
'Serious' Crash Into Pole Hospitalizes Driver, Swatara Township Police Say
A driver is in the hospital after crashing their vehicle into a pole, Swatara Township police announced Thursday, Aug. 15. Police got the call to the "serious motor vehicle accident" in the 5600 block of Derry Street at 3:09 a.m., as stated in the release. Arriving officers found the vehicle crashed off of the north shoulder of the road. The driver was taken to the Penn State Hershey Medical Center, their current status is unknown. The preliminary investigation determined the vehicle had been going west on the road when they left it for an unknown reason. The…
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Power
Outage
: Wires Fall On Excavator Along Harrisburg Pike, Officials Say
The power was knocked in part of Cumberland after an excavator knocked the wire down on itself, New Kingston Fire Company Chief Curtis Hall announced on Tuesday, Aug. 13. The operator of the excavator was still inside when crews arrived at the scene in the 1100 block of Harrisburg Pike on Tuesday morning, according to Chief Hall. PP&L soon arrived and "determined it was safe for the operator to get out," Hall said. PP&L remained in the area to restore power to those affected. The area where the excavator was working was being used for storage.
Police & Fire
Numerous Injuries In 6-Vehicle Crash On Rt 30 (
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Several people suffered injuries in a six-vehicle crash involving a tractor-trailer on Route 30 in Lancaster Count on Monday night, August 12, authorities announced the following morning. The crash happened on Rt 30 by Exit: PA 23 East - New Holland Ave/Pike and Exit: US 222 North - Ephrata/Reading around 10 p.m., according to PennDOT. Emergency crews arrived at the scene to find multiple vehicles strewn across the roadway with patients trapped inside, as explained in a release by the Manheim Township Professional Firefighters. It is unclear how many people were injured as of the time…
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